Jagga Jasoos is the release of this week, check the review of Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif starrer fairy tale

Katrina
Kaif, as a mishap-prone investigative journalist, is hard-pressed to match
strides with Ranbir, but the free-flowing nature of the yarn allows her enough
opportunities to catch her breath when she needs to and continue to saunter
along for company. It is just as well that she plays second fiddle, letting
Ranbir do all the heavy lifting. He carries the weight of the film without
letting the strain show. If Jagga Jasoos passes muster, it is largely due to a
pivotal star turn that is worth its weight in gold and the surreal touches that
Basu imparts to the fantasy.

Except
Kapoor is too old to pass off as a school-boy. And the bits between his
purported teenage self and the pretty bumbler of a journo, who goes
bumpity-bump through tough terrains, get a little questionable. The best part
of the film is between the young Jagga and Chatterjee. A couple of the spanking
songs are great fun. That’s when the movie speaks in its own voice : in the
rest, it is trying to be a desi Spielberg without any of its verve.At one point
in the film, a character is made to ask : bore ho gaye na? The answer, of
course, is : haan bhai haan.

Jagga,
throughout the first half, is shown singing while conversing but stops doing it
for most of the second half. The result: Jagga stammers heavily and needlessly
and after a point, it tests viewers’ patience. All these goofs would have still
been redundant if the finale had some punch. Shockingly, the film ends on an
abrupt and laughable note. On the whole, JAGGA JASOOS is a badly written and
very poorly executed musical. The film doesn't offer any entertainment value
for either children or adults. At the box office, the film will have a tough
time.

For
a film industry that adheres to certain rules of using music, Jagga Jasoos is
an undeniable experiment. The screenplay is structured as chapters from a comic
book; the movie uses a classroom full of kids and their teacher, Shruti
(Katrina) as its main storytelling device. The films unfolds as she narrates
stories from the book, and we're pulled into Jagga's (Ranbir) world of makeshift
houses, merry characters and rhyming dialogue.Parts of Jagga Jasoos are greater
than their sum. But there’s no reason you shouldn’t head to a theatre and
investigate for yourself.

Dispensing
with the notions of realism, Basu sets up a frothy space around his adventure
fantasy that revels in its lavish imagination, meddlesome inquiries and
delicious Bongness, never once pausing to catch a breath or make sense.Jagga
Jasoos isn't a particularly bright caper. It's about seeking nirmal anand whose
playful ingenuity is held together by a bag of unending tricks that lend the
trip wind in its wings and cheer in its will.

The
stuttering and singing song way of talking gets tiresome way too soon and the
interest in staying with the narrative of solving these mysteries dies a
premature death. Jagga is also way too long, a risk that lot of musicals take.
In the case of Hollywood films like La La Land, Moulin Rouge or Chicago, the
storytelling felt organic and natural, in Jagga it feels like a staged effort
to impress you with every scene. Basu needs a pat on his back for trying the
genre with full enthusiasm, but sometimes it also pays to curb the same Jagga
Jasoos is only worth a watch for Ranbir Kapoor’s class act. As a musical, the
film falters on several notes.

A
unique and interesting story. Anurag Basu pens an intriguing tale of a
father-son story. But there is more to it than just father-son bonding. Jagga’s
father Professor Bagchi’s secret mission and Jagga’s search for his missing
father is what takes the story forward. I would highly recommend watching this
musical with a fresh and interesting script and nice music. This is surely one
of Ranbir Kapoor’s best performances.